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Sukhbir Singh Badal asks PM to guarantee assured government procurement at
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], November 22 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to understand the sentiments of farmers and make a commitment for assured government procurement at minimum support price (MSP), besides ensuring pro
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Priyanka Gandhi accuses Centre of making false claims on MSP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday accused the Central government of making false claims regarding the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP). She alleged that reports from several BJP ruled states say that the Centre has kept MSP below t
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Odisha asks border districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked eight bordering districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattisgarh into the state to ensure that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) does not go to unauthorised people and paddy is procured only from registered f
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SAD asks Punjab govt to declare MSP for fruits, vegetables
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 29 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asked the Punjab government to follow the Kerala pattern and declare Minimum Support Price (MSP) for fresh farm fruits and vegetables to give a boost to agriculture besides ensuring government purchase
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Kerala first State in the country to fix MSP for vegetables: Pinarayi Vija
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 28 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that Kerala has become the first state in the country to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for vegetables. He also announced the floor price for 16 varieties of vegetables. The scheme wou
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Telangana govt to purchase corn at MSP of Rs 1,850 per quintal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday announced that corn would be purchased at the Minimum Support Price of Rs 1,850 per quintal through the purchasing centres created for paddy in the villages.
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Kerala govt to fix MSP for 16 varieties of agricultural crops from Novembe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 21 (ANI): The Kerala Cabinet has decided to fix minimum support price (MSP) for 16 varieties of agricultural crops as part of its decision to support farmers and boost the agricultural sector.
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UP farmers forced to sell crops at less than MSP even now: Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): In her latest swipe at the Central government over the recently enacted farm laws, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that farmers across Uttar Pradesh are forced to sell their paddy crops at prices less than the Minimum Support Pr
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MSP, govt procurement important for country's food security, here to stay:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Once again terming the three recent agricultural reforms "a very important step in improving the agriculture sector of the country and increasing the income of farmers", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and gove
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Centre continues procurement of Kharif crops at MSP from farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With the commencement of the Kharif marketing season, the Central government is continuing to procure Kharif crops at its minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said on Monday.
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SC to hear plea suggesting releasing portion of MSP to farmers only after
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea that a portion of Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be withheld from farmers and released later only after verifying that they did not burn stubble.
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